Chapter 8
Waking up the next morning, I wake up in bed alone. I lay there a minute, looking at the ring on my finger and smile. He wants to marry me. The man I have been in love with for so long wants to marry me. I get up and get dressed and head out to the main room. Walking up to the bar, I see Hank sitting there with his coffee and as soon as I walk up, Chucky sits a coffee down for me and Hank pulls me between his legs. "Good morning mi amor." he says. "Morning baby." I say softly before he kisses me. He brushes his nose against mine and he whispers "I love you." I smile softly and whisper "I love you too baby." Bishop walks up and says "You two look happy." We look at him and smile and I say "We are. We're...um...we're getting married." I tell him and he smiles wide. "Congrats sweetheart." he says before hugging both of us. "What are we congratulating them for?" Taza asks and that gets everyone's attention. Hank holds up my hand and says "She said yes." They all smile wide and start congratulating us. Lanie walks up and says "We have a wedding to plan." and I nod. Gilly speaks up and asks "Don't you need a date first?" I look at Hank and he says "Two weeks from today." I look at him shocked and he pulls me to him and kisses me. "Two weeks mi amor. I'm not waiting longer than I have to so you better plan it fast." he tells me and I crash my lips with his.
Lanie and I are sitting at the table to the side and planning what all we need to get done. I look at Taza and ask "Can we have the wedding at your ranch?" He smiles and says "I would be honored mija." I stand and hug him and ask "Can you get ordained. I want you to perform the ceremony." He smiles and nods before EZ says "I can get him set up." I hug him and look at Bishop. "Can you give me away?" he smiles and hugs me but agrees. I look at Hank and he's smiling.
Lanie and I spend the rest of the day getting everything together for the wedding. I even found my dress. Getting back to the clubhouse, Hank and I head home. "Did you get everything done?" he asks. "I did. I found a dress too but it's with Lanie so you won't see it before the wedding." I tell him. "Okay mi amor." he says laughing. We sit on the couch and I straddle him. His hands go to my hips and my hands go to his face. I cup his face and make him look at me. "Are you sure you want to marry me Hank?" I ask, insecurities coming through. He takes my hands and kisses my knuckles and says "I've wanted to marry you since the first time I laid eyes on you. You have always been my endgame even before you knew I loved you. You have always been the woman I wanted to spend my life with. The woman I wanted to see carrying my children. The women I wanted to grow old with." he tells me and I feel the tears start to fall but they are happy tears. "I love you Kristen. I love you with every part of my being." he tells me. I kiss him softly and say "I love you so fucking much Hank. You are the only man I have ever loved. The only man I will ever love." I tell him.
He picks me up and carries me to our bed. Laying me down, he hovers over me and we start shedding clothes between kisses and he enters me. Thrusting in and out slow and easy, he makes love to me nice and slow and it's the most amazing feeling. His forehead to mine, whispering how much he loves me and me losing myself to him. When we find our release, he lays his head on my chest and I caress his back between his shoulders. "This was all I wanted." he whispers. I smile softly and say "Me too. You know, when you were leaving me those letters, I was praying every night that they were from you." I tell him. "I heard what you told Lanie about that it didn't matter who it was if that was how they were going to treat you." he tells me. "Yeah. And I would have been but if I'm being honest, I would have been disappointed if it weren't you. I really don't know if I would have loved anyone else. I know I wouldn't have loved them like I love you." I tell him. He looks up at me and says "I thought about just telling you how I felt but I wrote the letters because I wanted you to feel special." he tells me. I look at him and smile. "You always make me feel special. You always make me feel like I'm the only one that matters." I tell him. "Good. You are the only one that matters to me." he tells me. "You're the only one that matters to me." I say. He rubs my stomach and says "And hopefully we'll have a little one in here soon." I smile at that thought. "Will you still want me when I'm pregnant and fat?" I ask, jokingly. He looks up at me with the most serious look and says "I will never, not want you. And you will never be fat. You will be pregnant. Carrying our child." I look at him and kiss him softly. "I love you Hank Loza." I whisper. He kisses me back and whispers "I love you Kristen Loza to be." and I smile as we lose each other in the kiss. I can't wait for this to be the rest of my life.